1995 CHEVROLET TRACKER Owners Manual

Write down any four-digit number and keep it in a safe
place.
Turn the ignition switch to the
ACC or ON position.
Turn the audio system off.
Press the 1 and
4 buttons together. Hold them down until
(‘---- ” shows on the display.
You are now ready to enter your security code.
Don’t
wait more than 15 seconds between steps.
Press
SEEK 4 b and/or TUNE 4 b and “0000” will
appear
on the display.
Press
SEEK 4 and hold it until the first digit of your
code appears. Release the button.
Press SEEK and hold
it until the second digit of your
code appears. Release the button.
Press TUNE
4 and hold it until the third digit of your
code appears. Release the button.
Press
TUNE and hold it until the fourth digit of your
code appears. Release the button.
Press
AM-FM after you have checked that the code you
entered is the one you wrote down. “rEP” will appear
on
the display, which means you need to repeat steps 5
through 9.
Press AM-FM again and the display will now show SEC.
How to Shut Off the Theft-Deterrent Feature
If your radio is secured (SEC shows on the display) and
you wish to disable it, enter your security code as follows,
pausing
no more than 15 seconds between steps.
Press the
1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down until
SEC shows on the display. You are now ready to enter
your security code.
Press
the SEEK 4 button and hold it until the first digit
of your code appears.
Press
the SEEK b button and‘hold it until the second
digit of your code appears.
Press the TUNE
4 button and hold it until the third digit
of your code appears.
Press
the TUNE b button and hold it until the fourth
digit
of your code appears.
Press
AM-FM after you have checked that the code you
entered matches
the one you wrote down. “---- ” should
now appear
on the display. The theft-deterrent feature is
now shut off.
If an incorrect code is entered, Err will appear on the
display. Repeat
the above procedure.
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To Unlock the System After a Power Loss
If power is disrupted to the radio while in the SEC
mode, the unit will not work and LOC will show
on the
display whenever the ignition
is on. To unlock the unit.
press
4 SEEK b or 4 TUNE and “0000” will appear
on the display.
Press the
SEEK 4 button and hold it until the first digit
of your code appears.
Press the SEEK button and hold it until the second
digit of your code appears.
Press the
TUNE 4 button and hold it until the third digit
of your code appears.
Press the TUNE
b button and hold it until the fourth
digit of your code appears.
Understanding Radio Reception
FM Stereo
FM stereo will give you the best sound. But FM signals
will reach
only about 10 to 40 miles (16 to 65 km). And,
tall buildings or hills can interfere with
FM signals,
causing the sound
to come and go.
AM
The range for most AM stations is greater than for FM,
especially at night. The longer range, however, can
cause stations to interfere with each other.
AM can pick
up noise from things like storms and power lines. Try
reducing the treble to reduce this noise if you ever get it.
Press AM-FM after you have checked that the code
matches the one you wrote down. Now
SEC will appear
on the display.
(If an incorrect code is entered, Err will
appear on
the display. Repeat the above procedure.)
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Tips about Your Audio System
Hearing damage from loud noise is almost undetectable
until it is
too late. Your hearing can adapt to higher
volumes
of sound. Sound that seems normal can be loud
and harmful to your hearing. Take precautions by
adjusting the volume control
on your radio to a safe
sound level before your hearing adapts
to it.
To help avoid hearing loss or damage:
Adjust the volume control to the lowest setting.
Increase volume slowly until you hear comfortably
and clearly.
NOTICE:
Before you add any sound equipment to your
vehicle
-- like a tape player, CB radio, mobile
telephone or two-way radio
-- be sure you can
add what you want.
If you can, it’s very
important to do it properly. Added sound
equipment may interfere with the operation
of
your vehicle’s engine, Delco’ radio or other
systems, and even damage them. And, your
vehicle’s systems may interfere with the
operation of sound equipment that has been
added improperly.
So, before adding sound equipment, check with
your dealer and be sure to check Federal rules
covering mobile radio and telephone units.
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Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
A tape player that is not cleaned regularly can cause
reduced sound quality, ruined cassettes, or a damaged
mechanism. Cassette
tapes should be stored in their
cases away from contaminants, direct sunlight, and
extreme heat. If they aren’t, they
may not operate
properly or
cause failure of the tape player.
Your tape player should be cleaned regularly each
month or after every
50 hours of use. Your radio may
display Cln to indicate
that you have used your tape
player for
50 hours without resetting the tape clean
timer.
If you notice a reduction in sound quality, try a
known good cassette
to see if the tape or the tape player
is at fault. If this other cassette has no improvement in
sound quality, clean the tape player.
Cleaning may be done
with a scrubbing action,
non-abrasive cleaning cassette. This system uses a
cleaning cassette with pads which scrub
the tape head as
the hubs of the cleaner cassette turn. It is normal for the
cartridge to eject
while cleaning. Insert the cassette at
least three times to ensure thorough cleaning.
A
scrubbing action cleaning cassette is available through
your Chevrolet/Geo dealership.
You may also choose a non-scrubbing action, wet type
cleaner which uses a cassette
with a fabric belt to clean
the tape head. This type
of cleaning cassette will not eject.
It may not
clean as thoroughly as the scrubbing
type cleaner.
Cassettes
are subject to wear and the sound quality may
degrade over time. Always make sure that
the cassette
tape is in good condition before you have your tape
player serviced.
Care of Your Compact Discs
Handle discs carefully. Store them in their original cases
or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight
and dust. If
the surface of a disc is soiled, dampen a
clean, soft cloth
in a mild, neutral detergent solution and
clean it, wiping from the center to the edge.
Be sure never to touch the signal surface when handling
discs. Pick up discs by grasping the outer edges or the
edge of the hole and
the outer edge.
Antenna
Use the knob on the end of the antenna to raise the
antenna. To lower it, hold the antenna mast near the roof
and feed it into the holder.
Do not try to lower the
antenna using the knob. Keep the antenna mast clean for
good performance.
Always lower the antenna before entering a car wash. If
you have the convertible top, also lower the antenna
before removing
or installing the top.
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NOTES
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Gem Section 4 Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find information about driving on different
kinds
of roads and in varying weather conditions. We’ve
also included many other
useful tips on driving.
Defensive Driving
The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive
defensively.
Please start with a very important safety device in your
Geo: Buckle up. (See “Safety Belts” in the Index.)
Defensive driving really means “be ready for anything.”
On city streets, rural roads, or freeways, it means
“always expect the unexpected.”
Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to be
careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might
do. Be ready for their mistakes.
Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable
of
accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough
following distance. It’s the best defensive driving
maneuver,
in both city and rural driving. You never
know when the vehicle
in front of you is going to brake
or turn suddenly.
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Drunken Driving
Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is
a national tragedy. It’s the number one contributor to the
highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every
year.
Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive a
vehicle:
0 Judgment
0 Muscular Coordination
0 Vision
Attentiveness
Police records show that almost half
of all motor
vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases,
these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking
and driving. In recent years, some
18,000 annual motor
vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use
of alcohol, with more than
300,000 people injured.
Many adults
-- by some estimates, nearly half the adult
population
-- choose never to drink alcohol, so they
never drive after drinking.
For persons under 21, it’s
against the law in every
U.S. state to drink alcohol.
There are good medical, psychological and
developmental reasons for these laws.
The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem
is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But
what if people
do? How much is “too much” if the
driver plans to drive?
It’s a lot less than many might
think. Although it depends on each person and situation,
here is some general information on the problem.
The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
of someone
who is drinking depends upon four things:
How much alcohol consumed
0 The drinker’s body weight
The amount of food that is consumed before and
The length of time it has taken the drinker to
during drinking
consume the alcohol
According to the American Medical Association, a
180-pound (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce
(355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a
BAC of about
0.06 percent. The person would reach the
same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses
of wine or three mixed drinks
if each had 1 - 1/2 ounces
(45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka.
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- number of drinks.
man
of her
same body weight when each has the same
It’s the amount
of alcohol that counts. For example, if
the same person drank three double martinis (3 ounces
or
90 ml of liquor each) within an hour, the person’s
BAC would be close to
0.12 percent. A person who
consumes food just before
or during drinking will have
a somewhat lower BAC
level,
There is a gender difference, too. Women generally have
a lower relative percentage
of body water than men.
Since alcohol is carried in body water, this means that a
woman generally will reach a higher
BAC level than a The
law in many
U.S. states sets the legal limit at a BAC
of 0.10 percent. In a growing number of U.S. states, and
throughout Canada, the limit
is 0.08 percent. In some
other countries it’s even lower. The
BAC limit for all
commercial drivers in the
U.S. is 0.04 percent.
The
BAC will be over 0.10 percent after three to six
drinks (in one hour). Of course, as we’ve
seen, it
depends on how much alcohol is in the drinks, and how
quickly the person drinks them.
But the ability
to drive is affected well below a BAC
of 0.10 percent. Research shows that the driving skills
of many people are impaired at a BAC approaching
0.05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. All
drivers are impaired at
BAC levels above 0.05 percent.
Statistics show that the chance
of being in a collision
increases sharply for drivers who have a BAC of
0.05 percent or above. A driver with a BAC level of
0.06 percent has doubled his or her chance of having
a collision. At a BAC level
of 0.10 percent, the chance
of this driver having a collision is twelve times greater;
at
a level of 0.15 percent, the chance is twenty-five
times greater!
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